Voice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of being adjusted in multiple stages

ABSTRACT

A voice-controlled pillow with height capable of being adjusted in multiple stages comprising an adjusting mechanism which is wrapped by a flexible pad arranged on the exterior of the adjusting mechanism. The adjusting mechanism comprises two moving bases that are oppositely arranged and relatively movable, and a distance-adjusting device that is used for adjusting the distance between the two moving bases, wherein a plurality of adjusting bridge frames are arranged along the length direction of the distance-adjusting device between the two moving bases. The distance-adjusting device is further connected to a voice-control module used for controlling the initiating and stopping through a wire. According to the aforesaid structure, the height of the pillow can be flexibly adjusted, satisfying different users&#39; requirements of the pillow&#39;s height. Through the voice-control module, the height of the pillow can be intelligent controlled, improving the comfort and convenience for the users.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure generally relates to the technical field of dailynecessities, and more particularly, to a voice-controlled intelligentpillow with height capable of being adjusted in multiple stages.

BACKGROUND

People are always looking for better sleep quality. Sleep occupiesone-third of one's lifetime, and the quality of sleep directly affectsone's routine work and efficiency. A pillow is one of the dailynecessities. People thus demand more on the appearance, hardness,comfort, function, and quality of the pillow. As everybody knows, thedemands of consumers are diversified and individualized, and especiallythe demands of hotel consumers. Luxury hotel consumers have particularlyhigh demands.

Pillow cores are normally stuffed with cotton, polyester wadding, toy'scotton, silk floss or buckwheat, etc. Although various pillows are soldon the market, their height is not adjustable. For the purpose ofachieving height-adjustment, some pillows have a layered structure,allowing a few layers of the pillow to be removed. In places with alarge number of consumers, e.g., hotels, consumers who want fineadjustments of the pillow's height cannot be satisfied. If a consumerfeels uncomfortable after buying a traditional pillow, the height of thepillow cannot be precisely adjusted.

SUMMARY

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a voice-controlledintelligent pillow with height capable of being adjusted in multiplestages. According to the present disclosure, the height of the pillowcan be controlled by voice, which greatly improves the user's sleepquality.

To achieve the above purpose, the present disclosure adopts thefollowing technical solution:

A voice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of beingadjusted in multiple stages comprising an adjusting mechanism, whereinthe adjusting mechanism is wrapped by a flexible pad arranged on theexterior of the adjusting mechanism; the adjusting mechanism comprisestwo moving bases that are oppositely arranged and relatively movable,and a distance-adjusting device that is arranged to adjust the distancebetween the two moving bases. A plurality of adjusting bridge frames arearranged above or below the two moving bases, and two adjusting bridgeframes are symmetrically arranged. Two of the plurality of two adjustingbridge frames respectively abut against the flexible pad in upward anddownward directions, and the two adjusting bridge frames push againstthe flexible pad in upward and downward directions through the movingbases. The distance-adjusting device is further connected to avoice-control module used for controlling the initiating and stoppingthrough a wire.

In another preferred embodiment, the distance-adjusting device comprisesa driving motor arranged between the two moving bases, and two outputshafts that are coaxially arranged are respectively arranged at the twoends of the driving motor. The rotation directions of the two outputshafts are opposite, and the two output shafts are respectively providedwith a threaded rod that is coaxial with the output shaft. The threaddirections of the two threaded rods are the same, and the two threadedrods are respectively connected to the two moving bases in a matchedmode. The driving motor is connected to the voice-control module usedfor controlling the initiating and stopping through a wire, and a speedreducer is arranged in the driving motor.

In another preferred embodiment, the number of the plurality ofadjusting bridge frames arranged above or below the moving base is morethan 6, and the plurality of adjusting bridge frames are arranged atequal intervals.

In another preferred embodiment, at least one adjusting bridge frame ofthe plurality of adjusting bridge frame comprises a horizontallyarranged elastic strip that abuts against the flexible pad, and twocontrol steel strips that are symmetrically arranged at the two ends ofthe elastic strip and are connected to the elastic strip. The other endsof the two control steel strips are respectively fixedly connected tothe two moving bases. The control steel strip comprises a steel stripmain body, and a first connecting part and a second connecting part arerespectively located at the two ends of the steel strip main body. Thefirst connecting part is fixedly connected to the elastic strip, and thesteel strip main body is rotationally connected to the first connectingpart. The second connecting part is fixedly connected to the movingbase, and the steel strip main body is rotationally connected to thesecond connecting part. The elastic strip of the adjusting bridge framelocated above the moving base is higher than the upper surface of themoving base, and the elastic strip of the adjusting bridge frame locatedbelow the moving base is lower than the lower surface of the movingbase.

In another preferred embodiment, a protective plate is arranged betweenthe elastic strip and the flexible pad, and the two ends of theprotective plate respectively extend above or below the two movingbases.

In another preferred embodiment, the steel strip main body isrotationally connected to the first connecting part and the secondconnecting part in a hinged mode.

In another preferred embodiment, the elastic strip is made of a PVCsheet.

In another preferred embodiment, an anti-pressure module is arrangedbetween the two moving bases in a recessed mode.

In another preferred embodiment, the anti-pressure module is ahigh-resilience sponge or a hardened ordinary sponge.

In another preferred embodiment, the voice-control module is providedwith at least three adjustment stages, thereby achieving the recognitionof voice instructions and the instruction transmission of the adjustingunit.

The present disclosure provides a voice-controlled intelligent pillowwith height capable of being adjusted in multiple stages. Thevoice-controlled intelligent pillow has a simple structure and can beconveniently used. According to the structure described above, theheight of the pillow can be flexibly adjusted to satisfy differentusers' demands. Meanwhile, through a voice-control module, the height ofthe pillow may be intelligently controlled, which improves comfort andconvenience to users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example structure of avoice-controlled intelligent pillow.

Marking Instructions of the Drawings: 1—Adjusting Mechanism, 11—MovingBases, 12—Distance-adjusting Device, 121—Driving Motor, 122—ThreadedRod, 13—Adjusting Bridge Frame, 131—Elastic Strip, 132—Control SteelStrip, 2—Flexible Pad, 3—Voice-control Module.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Drawings and detailed embodiments are combined hereinafter to clearlyand completely elaborate the technical solution of the presentdisclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part but notall of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1, a voice-controlled intelligent pillow with heightcapable of being adjusted in multiple stages comprises an adjustingmechanism 1, and the adjusting mechanism 1 is wrapped by a flexible pad2 arranged on the exterior of the adjusting mechanism 1, wherein theflexible pad 2 is made of a material capable of achieving a bufferingeffect, such as sponge, natural latex or silk wadding, etc.

Specifically, the adjusting mechanism 1 comprises moving bases 11 a and11 b (collectively moving bases 11) that are oppositely arranged andrelatively movable. Meanwhile, a distance-adjusting device 12 is furtherwrapped by the flexible pad 2, and the distance-adjusting device 12 isconnected to the two moving bases 11 for adjusting the distance betweenthe two moving bases 11. Furthermore, a plurality of adjusting bridgeframes 13 that are connected with the upper surfaces or the lowersurfaces of the two moving bases 11 are arranged above or below the twomoving bases 11. Two adjusting bridge frames 13 are symmetricallyarranged. Namely, one adjusting bridge frame 13 is arranged above thetwo moving bases 11, wherein the adjusting bridge frame 13 is fixedlyconnected with the upper surfaces of the two moving bases 11, and theother end of the adjusting bridge frame abuts upwards against theflexible pad 2, and the other adjusting bridge frame 13 is arrangedbelow the two moving bases 11, wherein the adjusting bridge frame 13 isfixedly connected with the lower surfaces of the two moving bases 11,and the other end of the adjusting bridge frame 13 abuts downwardsagainst the flexible pad 2. Through the movement of the two moving bases11, the two adjusting bridge frames 13 can be respectively controlled topush against the flexible pad 2 in upward and downward directions. Theadjusting bridge frame 13 is arranged along the moving direction of themoving base 11, and the adjusting bridge frame 13 must possess certainelasticity and rigidity. According to this design, the weight of auser's head can be effectively supported, preventing the pillow fromdeforming, and the proper hardness of the bridge frame can protect theuser's head resting on the pillow. Specifically, the adjusting bridgeframe 13 can be made of steel sheets, nylon sheets or glass fiberreinforced plastics, etc. When being squeezed by the moving bases 11 andthe fixed base, the adjusting bridge frame 13 arches upwards, enablingthe pillow to be raised. Additionally, in order to achieve thevoice-control function of the distance-adjusting device 12, the powerunit in the distance-adjusting device 12 is connected to a voice-controlmodule 3 through a wire. When the voice-control module 3 receives aninstruction from the user, a control instruction is given to thedistance-adjusting device 12, thereby controlling the initiating andstopping of the distance-adjusting device 12.

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, the specific structure of thedistance-adjusting device 12 can be various: for example, a telescopingcylinder structure, a threaded rod structure or a gear rack structure,etc. To ensure the precision, preferably, the distance-adjusting device12 comprises a driving motor 121 arranged between the two moving bases11, such as a servo motor or a synchronous motor. The driving motor 121is connected to the voice-control module 3 through a wire, and twooutput shafts are respectively arranged on the driving motor 121 towardsthe two ends of the two moving bases 11. The two output shafts arecoaxially arranged, wherein the rotating speeds of the two output shaftsare the same, and the rotation directions of the two output shafts areopposite. In this embodiment, the driving motor 121 is suspended as theadjusting bridge frames 13 abut against the flexible pad 2 in the upwardand downward directions of the moving bases 11. Thus, through thearrangement of the two output shafts with the same rotation speed andopposite rotating directions, the forces borne by the driving motor 121can be balanced, effectively preventing the driving motor 121 fromshaking during the rotation. Preferably, the driving motor 121 islocated at the center position between the two moving bases 11, furtherallowing the forces borne by the drive motor 121 to be balanced. Theshaft ends of the two output shafts of the driving motor 121 arerespectively provided with a threaded rod 122 that is coaxial with theoutput shaft, and the threaded rod 122 is in threaded connection withthe moving base 11 at one end away from the driving motor 121. When thedriving motor 121 drives the threaded rod 122 to rotate, the moving base11 that is in threaded connection with the threaded rod 122 is driven totranslate, and the thread directions of the two threaded rods 122 arethe same. The two output shafts propel the two threaded rods 122 torotate in opposite directions, and the directions of the threads are thesame, enabling the two moving bases 11 to move towards each other. Thetwo output shafts rotate synchronously at the same rotating speed, andcan move towards each other or move opposite to each other. A speedreducer is arranged in the driving motor 121, and normally, the rotatingspeed of a motor is 3000-6000 revolutions. In the present disclosure,for the rotating speed of the driving motor 121 is only required to beseveral tens of revolutions, the rotating speed of the driving motor 121is reduced by using a speed reducer.

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, to ensure that the forces borne bythe user's head are uniform, preferably, six or more adjusting bridgeframes 13 are arranged above and below the moving base 11, and theadjusting bridge frames are arranged at equal intervals. The moving base11 has a certain length, and the length direction of the moving base 11is perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving base 11. Theplurality of adjusting bridge frames 13 are arranged at equal intervalsalong the length direction of the moving base 11.

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, to ensure the precision of theadjusting bridge frames 13 when adjusting the height of the pillow,specifically, the adjusting bridge frame 13 comprises a horizontallyarranged elastic strip 131, and the elastic strip 131 abuts against theflexible pad 2. The elastic strip 131 can be made of a material with anelastic recovery capability, such as a steel sheet, a nylon sheet, or aPVC sheet, and preferably, in this embodiment, the elastic strip 131 ismade of a PVC sheet. Two control steel strips 132 are arranged at thetwo ends of the elastic strip 131 and fixedly connected to the elasticstrip 131, and the two control steel strips 132 are respectively fixedlyconnected to the two moving bases 11. The control steel strip 132comprises a steel strip main body, and a first connecting part and asecond connecting part are respectively located at the two ends of thesteel strip main body. The first connecting part is fixedly connected tothe elastic strip 131, and the steel strip main body of the controlsteel strip 132 is rotationally connected to the first connecting part.The second connecting part is fixedly connected to the moving base 11,and the steel strip main body of the control steel strip 132 isrotationally connected to the second connecting part. The steel stripmain body has a fairly strong anti-yield capability and the aforesaidrotating connection mode can be a folded mode, a bent mode or a hingedmode, etc. In this embodiment, the preferred one is the hinged mode. Theelastic strip 131 of the adjusting bridge frame 13 located above themoving base 11 is higher than the upper surface of the moving base 11,and the elastic strip 131 of the adjusting bridge frame 13 located belowthe moving base 11 is lower than the lower surface of the moving base11.

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, to protect the user's head fromcolliding with the hard moving base 11 or the driving motor 121, aprotective plate is arranged between the elastic strip 131 and theflexible pad 2, wherein the protective plate is rectangular, and the twoends of the protective plate respectively extend above or below the twomoving bases 11. Namely, a protective plate is arranged on the uppersurface of the elastic strip 131 above the moving base 11, wherein thetwo ends of the protective plate respectively extend above the twomoving bases 11, and a protective plate is arranged on the lower surfaceof the elastic strip 131 below the moving base 11, wherein the two endsof the protective plate respectively extend below the two moving bases11. In this way, the moving base 11 and the driving motor 121 areisolated from the user. Moreover, to enhance the isolation effect, theprotective plate has certain rigidity, or at least the portion of theprotective plate located above the fixed base and the moving base 11 hascertain rigidity, capable of supporting the weight of the user's head(the protective plate is not shown).

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, in order to prevent the deformationof the adjusting bridge frame 13 caused by the pressure of the user'head, an anti-pressure module (not shown) is arranged between the twomoving bases 11. The upper surface of the anti-pressure module isslightly lower than the upper surface of the moving base 11, and thelower surface of the anti-pressure module is slightly lower than thelower surface of the moving base 11, thereby preventing the controlsteel strips 132 in the adjusting bridge frame 13 from being affected.In a preferred embodiment, the anti-pressure module is a high-resiliencesponge or a hard sponge with better pressure-bearing capacity andrecovery capability.

Based on the aforesaid embodiment, the voice-control module 3 hasmultiple adjustment stages, able to adjust the height of the pillowbased on a user's voice instruction, wherein the voice-control module 3possesses at least three (high, medium, and low) or more stages. Thevoice-control module 3 can adopt a WTK6900B02 series productmanufactured by Shenzhen Waytronic Electronics Co., Ltd.

The operating principle of the present disclosure is the following: whena user feels the height of the pillow is not comfortable and wants it tobe adjusted, a voice instruction can be given to raise or lower thepillow. In response to the voice instruction, the voice-control modulesends a control instruction to the driving motor 121 in thedistance-adjusting device 12 and controls the driving motor 121 torotate forwardly or reversely. Thus, the threaded rod 122 connected tothe driving motor 121 rotates, propelling the two moving bases 11 to beclose to or away from each other. During this process, the shape of theadjusting bridge frame 13 changes along with the adjustment, enablingthe flexible pad 2 wrapped thereon to be raised or lowered, achievingthe effect of adjusting the height of the pillow.

During the aforesaid process, if the adjusting bridge frame 13 comprisesan elastic strip 131 and control steel strips 132, when the moving base11 is close to the fixed base, the included angle between the controlsteel strip 132 and the horizontal plane is increased. In this way, theelastic strip 131 between the two control steel strips can be lifted,and the pillow can be raised. On the contrary, when the moving base 11is away from the fixed base, the elastic strip 131 is lowered, and theeffect of lowering the height of the pillow is achieved.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understoodthat the terms “up”, “down”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside” and “outside”indicate a location or positional relation based on the location orposition shown in the appended drawings, or the location or position ofthe product of the present disclosure when being used, or a location orpositional relation that is commonly understood by those skilled in theart, which are only used for describing the present disclosure andsimplifying the description, not to indicate or imply that the device orelement must have a specific orientation, be constructed or operated ata specific orientation. Therefore, the aforesaid cannot be understood asa limitation of the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the terms “first” and “second” are used only fordescriptive purposes and cannot be understood to indicate or implyrelative importance or to imply the number of technical characteristicsindicated. Therefore, a feature defined as “first” or “second” mayexplicitly or implicitly includes one or more of these features. In thedescription of the present disclosure, unless being clearly stated, theterm “multiple” means two or more.

Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all otherembodiments obtained by those skilled in the field without payingcreative labor should fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A voice-controlled intelligent pillow with heightcapable of being adjusted in multiple stages, comprising: an adjustingmechanism, wherein the adjusting mechanism is wrapped by a flexible padarranged on the exterior of the adjusting mechanism, wherein theadjusting mechanism comprises: two moving bases that are oppositelyarranged and relatively movable, and a distance-adjusting device that isarranged to adjust the distance between the two moving bases, wherein aplurality of adjusting bridge frames are arranged above or below the twomoving bases, wherein two of the plurality of adjusting bridge framesare symmetrically arranged, wherein the two of the plurality ofadjusting bridge frames respectively abut against the flexible pad inupward and downward directions, wherein the two of the plurality ofadjusting bridge frames push against the flexible pad in upward anddownward directions through the moving bases, wherein thedistance-adjusting device is further connected to a voice-control moduleused for controlling the initiating and stopping through a wire.
 2. Thevoice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of beingadjusted in multiple stages of claim 1, wherein the distance-adjustingdevice comprises: a driving motor arranged between the two moving bases,and two output shafts that are coaxially arranged are respectivelyarranged at the two ends of the driving motor, wherein the rotationdirections of the two output shafts are opposite, wherein the two outputshafts are respectively provided with a threaded rod that is coaxialwith the output shaft, wherein the thread directions of the two threadedrods are the same, wherein the two threaded rods are respectivelyconnected to the two moving bases in a matched mode, wherein the drivingmotor is connected to the voice-control module used for controlling theinitiating and stopping through a wire, wherein a speed reducer isarranged in the driving motor.
 3. The voice-controlled intelligentpillow with height capable of being adjusted in multiple stages of claim1, wherein the number of the plurality of adjusting bridge framesarranged above or below the moving base is more than 6, wherein theplurality of adjusting bridge frames are arranged at equal intervals. 4.The voice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of beingadjusted in multiple stages of claim 1, wherein at least one adjustingbridge of the plurality of adjusting bridge frames comprises: ahorizontally arranged elastic strip that abuts against the flexible pad,and two control steel strips that are symmetrically arranged at the twoends of the elastic strip and are connected to the elastic strip,wherein the other ends of the two control steel strips are respectivelyfixedly connected to the two moving bases, wherein the control steelstrip comprises a steel strip main body, wherein a first connecting partand a second connecting part are respectively located at the two ends ofthe steel strip main body, wherein the first connecting part is fixedlyconnected to the elastic strip, and the steel strip main body isrotationally connected to the first connecting part, wherein the secondconnecting part is fixedly connected to the moving base, and the steelstrip main body is rotationally connected to the second connecting part,wherein the elastic strip of the adjusting bridge frame located abovethe moving base is higher than the upper surface of the moving base, andthe elastic strip of the adjusting bridge frame located below the movingbase is lower than the lower surface of the moving base.
 5. Thevoice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of beingadjusted in multiple stages of claim 4, wherein the elastic strip ismade of a PVC sheet.
 6. The voice-controlled intelligent pillow withheight capable of being adjusted in multiple stages of claim 4, whereinthe control steel strip main body is rotationally connected to the firstconnecting part and the second connecting part in a hinged mode.
 7. Thevoice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capable of beingadjusted in multiple stages of claim 4, wherein a protective plate isarranged between the elastic strip and the flexible pad, wherein the twoends of the protective plate respectively extend above or below the twomoving bases.
 8. The voice-controlled intelligent pillow with heightcapable of being adjusted in multiple stages of claim 1, wherein ananti-pressure module is arranged between the two moving bases in arecessed mode.
 9. The voice-controlled intelligent pillow with heightcapable of being adjusted in multiple stages of claim 8, wherein theanti-pressure module is a high-resilience sponge or a hardened ordinarysponge.
 10. The voice-controlled intelligent pillow with height capableof being adjusted in multiple stages of claim 1, wherein thevoice-control module is provided with at least three adjustment stages,thereby achieving the recognition of voice instructions and theinstruction transmission of the adjusting unit.